I have to say whatever happened yesterday may remain a mystery and that is okay. Today I woke up feeling wonderful, I’m getting ready to do some core work then going to eat my gym fuel, oatmeal. From the way I feel right now it is going to be an amazing day in the gym and all around. Maybe I just needed yesterday to show me something, what that something is I haven’t figured it out yet. I’ll be finishing up the blog in a few hours to let you know how it went.

Oh man, I pushed myself big time today. I thought I was going to have to pull over and let my roommate drive home because I felt like I might either vomit or pass out. That’s when you know you put in some serious work. I feel great right now,my muscles are very tired but I feel really good other than that. something happened to me that has never happened before. My butt was cramping, like the whole thing. I couldn’t stand up or sit down so I did a little something that was in between so that was weird. It started after I finished my squats and it would not really go away the whole rest of my weight training. It was tough to deal with but I am sure pretty funny for anyone who noticed what I was trying to do to stop the cramping. I picked up the pace a little on my cardio so that was some good progress. I am pleased with today’s outcome. I would love to say I am looking forward to tomorrow but what I am really looking forward to is a nap, but we all know tomorrow is going to be a good one too. Until then.

Today just wasn’t my day. I don’t know why but I just couldn’t get into it at all today. It was tough even leaving the house for the gym today but that has happened before and when I get to the gym everything is usually fine. The music from the ipod kicks and away we go. The music didn’t kick in today though. I started out on the treadmill, picked the pace up to start with and the first 10 minutes were okay. The next 15 minutes became a struggle, not physically but mentally. I called it a day at that point and will look to have a better day hopefully tomorrow. Today was my toughest day in a long time.  I still feel like I got a little workout in though from the time on the treadmill but not the workout I set out to do when I left home. I guess we all have our ups and down and today wasn’t in the cards for me. I will stay positive and look to make up for it come tomorrow morning. I’ll get there.

A great day back after a few days off, Ineeded those days off to be honest with you. I got back into it today and felt totally fresh. It was a pretty routine workout today, however, I did pick up the pace quite a bit with the rest time between the weights. My muscles are recovering a lot quicker now. Things are moving along quite well with the workouts and the diet. The dryer is no longer shrinking my clothes like the old days, it seems to making them a little bigger. you have to love a dryer that makes your clothes larger, wait, maybe it is the workouts, haha. I’m starting to get into things I couldn’t get into before but I kept because I hoped I would again one day. that hope is slowly starting to become a reality, although the further I go the older my clothes get and I don’t think I would ever wear that old stuff from the 90’s again, but it would be cool to fit into. As you can see I have nothing special to talk about but I didn’t just want to blog, “The workout was awesome, I kicked butt.” I kicked butt anyway, until tomorrow.

A new day another workout. I went in quite late today because I was occupied elsewhere. It was definitely well worth it and then I went to the gym and had an amazing workout. Sometimes I have no idea how I get through these things. when I am there I feel like I am not making much progress but then I look at the clock and I am getting my workout done in less time than the day before so there must be some kind of progress. I’m in such a good place right now mentally that I can’t even explain it to you. I don’t think there is an explanation. I just feel good, I feel positive about everything, and the small things that go wrong always seem to make a big thing go right. If you are feeling like you don’t know where to start just start where you are. Don’t worry about it because you will get better every single day and if you are serious about it nothing can stop you, absolutely nothing. I still have so far to go but the ball is rolling downhill (no pun intended) and it continues to gain momentum. I wish I would have figured this out 10 years ago but better late than never. I can tell you this, when this is all said and done I am going to have some serious stories to tell.

On another note, coming home from the gym today my road was blocked off so we had to go all the way around. When we did get around we saw that a guy had been hit on his motorcycle. I don’t know if he made it or not but it didn’t look like the odds were in his favor. It is on the same route I take when I do my cardio outside so it really hit home. I have to go by that spot tomorrow and it will be on my mind big time. We can’t take each day for granted like many of us do, I know I have been guilty of it. If you love someone show them that you love them because you never know when they will be called home.

I don’t have much to say today except a quote I read yesterday. “In your hour of adversity be not without hope.” Days pass by, life goes on, and the world keeps on spinning with or without you. Only when you understand that can you be truly happy, all in my opinion of course. I have a feeling I finally understand that. Like I said, I don’t have much to say. Be great!

Monday is upon us and I am super ready to get into the gym today. I think the days of two day rests are over unless I really need them. By yesterday I was ready to go again. I almost blogged about it yesterday but I never got around to it. The weekend was a good one, interesting to say the least but now it is back to focus on the task at hand and I’m happy to have something like this to focus on. Not only is it a goal but everyday I leave the gym I can feel my body getting that much closer to the goal. Sometimes the toughest part is getting to the gym, right now is that time for me but I have way too much energy not to go. It is also time to re-up on fruits and vegetables, I love the fresh stuff. The last time I went to the grocery store was maybe three weeks ago, possibly longer. I have to say this stuff last for a while. I mean your fruits and vegetables aren’t as fresh but they are still good. I did buy a couple cantaloupes and by the time I got to them (I don’t really like it) they were bad but oh well you can’t win them all. I’m looking forward to eating some strawberries after the workout today, man those things are good and it’s been a couple weeks. I’ve got to pick up some one a day tablets today too just to make sure I’m getting everything I need in my system. Today is going to be an awesome day. I am really excited for no reason right now, hilarious. I think what got me going today was a song I was listening to earlier from an artist named Dido called See the Sun. It made me think of where I once was and realize where I am now. in one of the lines she said , “You probably don’t want to hear tomorrow’s another day but I promise you you’ll see the Sun again.” That really hits home for me. I’ll update the blog when I get back home.

Back from the gym and it was a good one. My roommate came along today, poor guy. He had a rough time but he survived nonetheless. He did skip the chest workout completely though. My effort was super today and I can tell it’s really paying off. When I told my roommate that we had cardio to do after the weights and he told me he couldn’t or he would die then it made me realize that I am really doing some tough workouts. I was only kidding him about the cardio today by the way. I went to the grocery store right afterwards and let me tell you the rib eye steaks were really staring me in the face today but for right now they aren’t on the agenda, maybe some other day. I made sure to pick up a bottle of men’s one-a-day pills to make sure I am getting the vitamins I need throughout the day, I don’t know why but picking those up made the day complete, weird. I picked myself up a treat at the store today, a little container of assorted fruits like pineapple, grapes, strawberries stuff like that. It has a couple things I don’t like in it but it is better and will make me feel better than a bag of chips which I’m not craving anyway. I picked up a ton of fish today too, it should last me a good month or so. Wow, I’m feeling excellent today, I haven’t felt like this in a long time. I feel like I could go back to the gym and do the workout again but I know I really can’t. I little more than a month ago I couldn’t get into the workouts consistently, today I’m not sure I can stop. Tuesday better watch out.

Yesterday I woke up feeling awful. I had a sore throat, a headache, and I knew I was coming down with something. Today, the sore throat and headache is gone and I’m just sore from the workouts. I take that as a good sign. I’m getting ready to head over to the gym so I will continue this blog in a couple hours.

Alright, I’m back from the gym and today I knew I had to do my cardio first or it wasn’t going to get done. I have to say the resistance training wasn’t much easier, the only difference there is I could take a little break in between sets. Thank goodness for that. I’m pretty happy with how I am closing down the week as I had a rough day yesterday I made it all up today. I was supposed to go to the grocery store after the gym but that didn’t happen. I have enough to last me over the weekend or until tomorrow, a strawberry or two would have been nice right about now though. I’m still working on getting better at everything I do, each day that I give 100 percent I feel I get a little better. Today I gave 100 percent. I felt a little light headed a couple times but I am sure that is from me not breathing while doing the weights. Other than my muscles I’m a little sore in some other places, my right lower back and my ankles being the two main areas. I figure it is wear and tear and the right stretches and rest will take care of them for me. I used to worry more about the little pains I feel nowadays as long as they don’t stop me from moving I don’t think much about them. I can say one thing though, I really need a massage.

I feel like I have a lot to say right now but this post will probably end up short just because I said that. First thing, if you are not a professional do not wait all day until the Sun goes down so the temperature will fall below 100 degrees and think you can go outside and do your cardio with no problem. It’s still 98 degrees whichever way you look at it. By the way, I didn’t see one meteor last night. So much for the meteor shower but I will be looking again tonight.

Now to this morning, I just didn’t wake up on the right side of the bed today. I just had that give up feeling, I can’t explain it, I just wasn’t with it this morning. My daughter gave me a call and turned that all around. I remembered what I was doing this for, I told her I was going to the gym and she told me to call her back when I was done. Now how could anyone not go get it done with those orders? It was my second day this week of the full body workout deal and this time I did the squats first. I have to say they felt the same anyway. After that killer workout I needed to do my cardio, can I say it was almost unbearable? I thought my legs were over the squats I had done an hour before, they weren’t. I thought because I worked out my shoulders they would want to work a little harder for me on the treadmill, no, they didn’t want to. I had to put the speed down just to get it done. It was well worth it though because another day is in the books and I feel a lot better than I did this morning. I am really fighting hard right now so that I do not fall asleep because that would mean I will be up all night. Whatever happens, I’m satisfied. It’s time to call my daughter.

WOOOOOOOW!!!! What a workout today. An old friend, Master Luco (Star Wars reference), has come out from his hiding place and we had a couple good exchanges of emails this weekend. I switched up my weight training routine today and whoa was it a workout. I hit every body part and to be honest I thought it was going to be easier than what I was doing…..WRONG! I knew I was working hard when I got down to my last set of squats and I started questioning if I was going to be able to finish all 20 reps. While I did finish the squats I had my back still to workout, whew. I feel fantastic right now, I can tell I am going to be amazingly sore probably by bedtime. You have to love a hard days work. I will be doing this workout and I’m sure some variations soon enough 3 times a week (I have to admit I asked if 3 times a week would be enough, the answer is yes) and I’m looking forward to some great results. I could hardly grip my steering wheel on the drive home today, pretty funny. It was a great Monday, I don’t even know what else to say. Until tomorrow…

End of the week and it was another successful one. I’m happy with the week and I look to make it even better next week. I still have a little more work to do this week because I have to get my feet used to the pavement which I haven’t done yet. Being on the treadmill is much different than being on pavement to your body and I need to get used to that. I plan on going outside tomorrow but these workouts keep me sleeping until it’s too hot to go outside and do anything. I’ve been planning to go outside forever though and i haven’t been able to do it consistently, if there is anything that I want to improve in what I am doing it’s that. I’m not worried about it because I will get there, it seems each day I go to bed earlier and earlier so it’s coming. I can say this, I am super sore after this week so I know I put in the work that was needed. I’m taking it one day at a time and that seems to be paying off for me. I used to focus on the end result and it seemed to get me nowhere but now things are a little different. It’s crazy how much my mindset has had to change for me to see some success in what I am doing but I’m glad things have changed for the better for me. So I will finish up today’s blog still super sore but feeling super great and feeling super proud of the progress that I have made in this short period of time being back in the swing of things. Can I be proud of myself? Is that allowed? Well if it is then I am proud of myself big time. I can’t wait to blog again because that means another day of progress. Until then…